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Douglas County adds 139th COVID death

Douglas County has added another coronavirus death to its overall toll, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s latest data. The health department announced Tuesday that a man between 35 and 44 years old was the 139th COVID death in the county since the start of the ...

Douglas County adds another COVID death, bringing tally to 138 since March of 2020

Douglas County has added a coronavirus death that occurred earlier this year to its tally, and the county's virus transmission levels remain in the highest level of severity, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s latest update. The health department’s latest data, released ...

Health department clinic reopens after temporary closure due to COVID

Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s clinic at 200 Maine St. has reopened as planned, after closing temporarily due to positive coronavirus cases among clinic staff last week. The clinic closed last Wednesday out of precaution, and to allow staff to recover and properly clean the space. ...